Consultant in Cellular Pathology

Go back Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 12 October 2026

We are a friendly department and would welcome any interested candidates to visit the Trust or to get in touch to ask any questions that you might have. The team is also open to discussing other sub-specialty interests you might like to explore in a potential job plan. Shortlisted candidates are encouraged to visit the Trust and meet senior members of staff and management teams.

Details will be shared following shortlisting.

The department has UKAS accreditation to ISO
151589:2022. It processes and reports, per year, approximately 23,000 surgical specimens (approximately 18,000 for the NHS with 16% from general practitioners), 1200 diagnostic cytopathology specimens and 1000 semenology samples.

The laboratory was designed in collaboration with the staff and has modern equipment including height adjustable dissection benches and a recently introduced Sakura Tissue-Tek Prisma Plus automated slide stainer and cover slipper, and a Dako Omnis immunohistochemistry immunostainer. Another similar immunostainer is being brought in to meet the increasing demands of immunohistochemistry and molecular pathology. The laboratory currently operates with two digital scanners which are used on a daily basis.

Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.

The appointed candidates will join an existing team of 6 senior medical staff including Consultants. On joining the department, you will become part of a well-established, friendly team and will help us continue to drive forward improvements in the service that we provide to our patients. As a senior member of the team, you will become a key part in the delivery of training and supervision to our junior colleagues.

As a Trust, we place high importance on staff wellbeing, you will be offered a wide variety of support to help you maintain your wellbeing and to help colleagues maintain theirs. The Trusts Health and Wellbeing team has won a National Award during 2020 for the work they have done locally.

• Fully registered with the GMC
• CCT (or equivalent for non-UK applicants of equivalent status), or be accredited (or equivalent), and be on the GMC Specialist Register in the specialty appropriate for this consultant post at the time of taking up the consultant appointment. Alternatively, candidates can hold or be within 6 months of their CCT at interview or have applied to be on the GMC Specialist register via CESR.
• FRCPath (UK) or equivalent

• Clinical training/experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCT
• Expertise in full range of Cellular Pathology workload
• Ability to lead a multi‑professional team and take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients
• Sub‑speciality interests will be supported. The department is particularly interested in pathologists practising hematopathology, gynaecological Pathology …

• Demonstrable ability to manage priorities
• Demonstrable multi-disciplinary team leadership skills
• Evidence of participation in audit and understanding basic principles of management
• Flexible approach to work organisation
• Evidence of management/leadership skills training
• Intermediate to Advanced level IT skills

• Ability to teach clinical skills to trainees, laboratory…